Prince Xuexing nodded in agreement:
"Your Majesty is absolutely right. The four sect leaders are all Soul Douluo-level powerhouses, and their combined strength is formidable."
Furthermore, with Tang Hao being a Title Douluo, even the Blue Silver King, no matter how strong, is ultimately a junior and is bound to suffer a great defeat!
In their eyes, the best outcome for Tang Qing on this trip would be to return empty-handed and humiliated.
After all, those were four great families with a long history, forces that even the Spirit Hall couldn't destroy back then.
Just then, the study door was suddenly pushed open.
A guard scrambled in, his face filled with panic.
"It's terrible! Your Majesty! It's terrible!"
Emperor Xueye's good mood was instantly ruined. His face darkened, and he rebuked:
"What kind of behavior is this, all flustered and disrespectful!"
"Tell me what's wrong!"
The guard knelt on the ground, panting heavily, his voice distorted.
"Your Majesty...the four major sects...the four major sects have been...crushed by the Blue Silver King!"
"What?!"
Emperor Xueye suddenly stood up from his dragon throne, knocking over the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table, spilling ink everywhere.
He stared intently at the guard and asked, word by word:
"Say it again! What's wrong with the four major sects?"
Prince Xuexing was also completely stunned, unable to believe his ears.
The guard replied hastily, his voice trembling:
"Blue Silver King... Blue Silver King single-handedly defeated the combined forces of the four sect leaders in one move!"
Titan, the patriarch of the Power Clan, was killed on the spot!
The other three sect leaders were seriously injured and captured!
The 100,000-strong Blue Silver Army has completely subdued the four major sects!
"What about Haotian Douluo? Even Tang Hao can't do anything to him?!"
The Snow Night Emperor's voice carried a hint of fear that he himself was unaware of.
"Haotian Douluo... Haotian Douluo was present the whole time, yet... he couldn't stop it..."
boom!
Emperor Xueye felt his mind go blank. He staggered back two steps and fell back onto the dragon throne, his eyes filled with horror.
It's been flattened...
It's really flattened!
In front of Haotian Douluo, they so decisively and cleanly crushed the four major sects!
Just how terrifying is this Blue Silver King's strength?
Is he even human?
The Emperor paced back and forth in his study on a snowy night, his face drained of color, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
"A madman...he's a complete and utter madman!"
"This man acts without restraint, and his power is unfathomable... Offending him would be jeopardizing our Heavenly Dou Empire!"
Prince Xuexing was also terrified and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, that...that Star Luo Empire's plan..."
"Put it on hold for now!"
Emperor Xueye shouted decisively.
"No! The plan needs to be implemented gradually, but right now, we must first appease this tiger!"
"A marriage alliance...a marriage alliance is necessary! No, a marriage alliance alone is not enough!"
A struggle flashed in Emperor Xueye's eyes, but it ultimately turned into determination.
He said to the maid outside the door:
"Someone, go and summon Princess Xueke to see me!"
Before long, Princess Xueke, dressed in a light blue palace gown, lifted her skirt and walked into the study with light steps.
She has a beautiful appearance and an elegant temperament, like a snow lotus bud about to bloom.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
Xueke bowed and looked curiously at her father, whose face was solemn.
"Father, why did you summon me here in such a hurry?"
Emperor Xueye looked at his most beloved daughter and forced a complicated smile.
He beckoned Xue Ke closer, then spoke in an unprecedentedly gentle tone:
"Xue Ke, your father... is preparing to give you to the Blue Silver King."
Upon hearing this, Xue Ke's delicate face froze slightly.
"Father, you're not joking, are you?"
"Last time you sent someone to propose marriage, didn't that Blue Silver King already clearly refuse?"
He said he had no plans for a marriage alliance.
Emperor Xueye shook his head, his voice somewhat hoarse.
"Times change."
"This time, it's not my wife."
He paused, then uttered the last two words with difficulty.
She was a concubine.
These two words struck Xue Ke like a bolt from the blue.
Her body swayed, and her face instantly turned deathly pale.
"concubine...?"
Xueke muttered to herself, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment and humiliation.
"Father... what did you say?"
You want your daughter... to become someone's concubine?
who is she?
She is the most beloved princess of the Heaven Dou Empire! A golden branch and jade leaf, of noble status!
According to custom, when a prince from another country marries her, he is treated as a principal wife, and it is even possible that he will marry into the royal family!
Now, her father, the emperor of the Heavenly Dou Empire, is actually going to send her away to be a man's concubine.
This is absolutely ridiculous!
Prince Xuexing, who was standing to the side, was also stunned. He exclaimed in disbelief:
"Your Majesty! Please reconsider!"
"To make a princess a concubine, this...this is an utter disgrace!"
The dignity of my Heavenly Dou royal family will be utterly destroyed!
He never imagined that his elder brother would be so afraid of the Blue Silver King!
This is no longer appeasement, but utter groveling and begging!
Emperor Xueye, however, seemed not to hear him, staring intently at his daughter, and said in a deep voice:
"Face? Face is worthless in the face of absolute power!"
"Xue Ke, listen to me!"
"That Blue Silver King is exceptionally talented and possesses unparalleled divine power. His future achievements are limitless, and he may even surpass Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu in their prime!"
"You won't lose out if you go with him!"
Xueke's lips lost their color. Looking at her father, who was both familiar and unfamiliar, she felt a wave of dizziness.
...
The four major sects, behind the mountain.
Tang Hao stopped in his tracks.
Ahead, a waterfall cascades down a cliff hundreds of meters high, the water flowing like a giant silver ribbon, crashing into the deep pool below and creating a misty spray.
Splash—
The deafening sound of water filled the entire valley.
The surrounding rock walls were covered with slippery moss, and the air was filled with a cold and damp atmosphere.
Tang Hao turned around and looked at Tang Qing, who had followed him, with a blank expression.
He pointed to the enormous water curtain.
"She's inside."
Tang Qing did not act immediately; his unfathomable eyes slowly swept across his surroundings.
The valley is deep and secluded, with towering cliffs on both sides that block out the sun.
Here, the sun never shines.
The water vapor from the waterfall makes the humidity here incredibly high.
Tang Qing's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
What does Blue Silver Grass, especially Blue Silver Emperor, need most?
It is sunshine, it is warmth, it is abundant life energy.
Here, it is dark, damp, and lifeless.
This is not a blessed land for recuperation and development, but a prison of slow death!
A barely perceptible hint of killing intent flashed across the depths of Tang Qing's eyes.
He didn't look at Tang Hao again and walked straight towards the water curtain.
Before the roaring water could even touch his clothes, it was pushed aside by an invisible force, creating a dry passage in front of him.
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